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Chap.
XVIII
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An Act for the Relief of Thomas Worsley, Benjamin Freeman, John
Vines, John Cornelius, Thomas Howard, Thomas Jacks, John
Nicholson, and James Mackintosh, languishing Prisoners in Anne-
Arundel County Goal; Thomas Palmer, a languishing Prisoner in
the Goal of the City of Annapolis; William Gray, Thomas Davis.
John Smith, and Anthony Oneallis, languishing Prisoners in Prince
George's County Goal; and John Libby, and Alice Macklin, lan-
guishing Prisoners in Talbot County Goal.
Whereas, the said Thomas Worsley, Benjamin Freeman, John
Vines, John Cornelius, Thomas Howard, Thomas Jacks, John Nichol-
son, James Mackintosh, Thomas Palmer, William Gray, Thomas
Davis, John Smith, Anthony Oneallis, John Libby, and Alice Mack-
lin, by their humble Petition to this present General Assembly, have
severally set forth, That they have continued Prisoners for Debt, in
the Custody of the Sheriffs of the several Counties and City afore-
said, viz. the said Thomas Worsley, Benjamin Freeman, John Vines,
John Cornelius, Thomas Howard, Thomas Jacks, John Nicholson,
and James Mackintosh, under the Custody of the Sheriff of Anne-
Arundel County; Thomas Palmer, under the Custody of the Sheriff
of the City of Annapolis; William Gray, Thomas Davis, John
Smith, and Anthony Oneallis, under the Custody of the Sheriff of
Prince George's County; John Libby, and Alice Macklin, under the
Custody of the Sheriff of Talbot County, for a considerable Time
past; and still continue in the like deplorable Circumstances, not
being able to redeem their Bodies, with all the Estate or Interest
they have in the World, which they would readily surrender up and
part with to their several and respective Creditors, if they would
accept of the same, and grant the said Petitioners their Liberty ;
which seems so unlikely for them to obtain, that (unless relieved by
a particular Act to be passed in their Favour; which, by their said
Petitions, they have humbly prayed,) they must inevitably continue
Prisoners for Life, and thereby their Families utterly ruined: And
for that, the Truth of the said Petitioners Allegations is made appear
to this General Assembly, by sufficient Testimony: And that the said
Petitioners and their Family are fit Objects of Charity: And that
their lying in Goal can be no Benefit to their Creditors, it is humbly
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prayed, that the said Petitioners may be relieved according to their
Prayer; and that it may be Enacted :
And Be It Enacted, by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprie-
tary, bv and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordship's Govern-
eur, and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and the Author-
ity of the same, That unless all, or any of the Creditor or Creditors
of the said Thomas Worsley, Benjamin Freeman, John Vines, John
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